Bale-tie



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BALE TIE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 9. 1918.

1,353,859. Patented Sept. 28,1920.

luvrm-ron: A. H. SINEL ARTHUR IELAROLD SIITEL, OF .AUOKLAND, NEW ZEALAND.

BALE-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 28, 1920.

Application filed May 9, 1918. Serial No. 233,548.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR HAROLD SINEL, of Auckland, in the Dominion of New Zealand, subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Auckland, have lnvented a new and useful Bale-Tie; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

This invention has been devised with the object of providing simple and improved means whereby the two ends of a bale band may be fastened together in such a manner as to be held firmly locked so long as any strain is placed on such band. The means devised are applicable to the usual hoop iron bands used in the dumping of wool and other bales and may also be adapted to the wire bands used in baling hemp and llke commodities.

These means are of such a nature that no damage is caused the bands by their use, so that the bands may be used over and over again. They are adapted for use with the hoop iron bands having slots in their ends as generally made to receive the stud form of fastening now in use, or with variation or elongations of such slots.

The means employed for this purpose consist in a hook shaped device that is adapted to be passed through slots or eyes in the ends of the bands and by the strain on such bands to lock the two ends together.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the two over-lapping band ends and a side elevation of one form of fastening device ready for insertion in the band ends.

Fig. 2 is a similar view but with the fastening device in position and showing the two bands ends in the positions assumed when strained.

Fig. 3.,is a plan of Fig. 2.

A and B are the respective ends of the band which, as used with the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2 are formed with the usual 7 short slots C that are so disposed that those on the one end may be arranged to coincide with those on the other end, when the two ends are overlapped, as shown in Fig. 1. The fastening device consists of a length D of metal of approved strength and a cross sectional shape, one end of which is doubled down and under so as to form the hook E while-the other end is made to curve down to form the shoulder hook F and is then extended in approximately a parallel plane with the main portion. This extended end is preferably given a slight upward inclination toward its extremity.

The device is made of such length relatively to the distance apart of the Slots 0, that when the shoulder end F is passed down through the two coincident slots, the

hook end may be turned down and pass into another pair of coincident slots. To connect the band ends, the device is inserted in this manner and then, when the strain is placed on the band so as to draw the two ends apart in the directions indicated by the arrows, the outer edge of the slot 0 in the upper band end through which the shoulder end is passed engages with such shoulder, while the outer end of the slot C in the lower band end through which the hook is passed engages in such hook as shown in Fig. 2. Thus the two band ends are kept from drawing part by means of this connecting link which remains in place so long as a strain is kept on the band and will be prevented from falling out by the overlap of its two ends behind the inner band end. To remove the fastening it is only necessary to relieve the strain on the band so that the ends may slide to bring their slots into coincidence again.

A tie for bale bands formed by a length of metal returned at one end into hook form and at the other end bent away into the same line as the returned or hook end and then continued longitudinally forward and bent slightly toward the band, the portion of the tie between said bent ends being unobstructed, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. I

ARTHUR HAROLD SINEL. Witnesses:

EILA BROOKE SMITH, ETHEL FRANCES Corm'rmir. 

